Barrett Swanson

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The Two Faces of Suicide

The Two Faces of Suicide

Political Fictions  (essay)

Political Fictions (essay)

On Balding  (essay)

On Balding (essay)

Notes from A Last Man  (essay)

Notes from A Last Man (essay)

Midwestern Gothic  (essay)

Midwestern Gothic (essay)

Calling Audibles  (essay)

Calling Audibles (essay)

The Soldier and the Soil  (essay)

The Soldier and the Soil (essay)

Waiting for Fresco  (essay)

Waiting for Fresco (essay)

What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been  (essay)

What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been (essay)

Act Naturally: Pretentious, Coolness, and Culture  (essay)

Act Naturally: Pretentious, Coolness, and Culture (essay)

Home Theater  (essay)

Home Theater (essay)

Letter from a Target-Rich Environment  (essay)

Letter from a Target-Rich Environment (essay)

Annie Radcliffe, You Are Loved  (story)

Annie Radcliffe, You Are Loved (story)

Pistol Pete's Homework Basketball  (essay)

Pistol Pete's Homework Basketball (essay)

The Live Ones  (story)

The Live Ones (story)

Perilous Aesthetics  (essay)

Perilous Aesthetics (essay)

On Commuting  (essay)

On Commuting (essay)

Church Not Made With Hands  (essay)

Church Not Made With Hands (essay)

Starving  (essay)

Starving (essay)

The Last Full Measure of Devotion  (essay)

The Last Full Measure of Devotion (essay)

This Swift and Violent Forgetting (essay)

This Swift and Violent Forgetting (essay)

Collar Blind  (essay)

Collar Blind (essay)

Notes From a Last Man  (essay)

Notes From a Last Man (essay)

The Invisible Hand  (essay)

The Invisible Hand (essay)